Watch: The First Ghostbusters Trailer Proves Girls Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts

Years after it infuriated the male-driven Internet with its gall to allow women to wear proton packs, the first trailer for the new Ghostbusters—starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, and directed by Bridesmaids mastermind Paul Feig—is here. Do you hear your local men’s-right’s activist complaining? Now you know why.

They’re selling more of a straightforward adventure in this trailer than we might have expected, with less emphasis on the jokes and the incredible collection of comedians at the center and more on the high-tech ghosts stalking Times Square that make the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man look like a mere toy. But Ghostbusters, while not expensive on the level of your average superhero movie, is still an intended summer tentpole, and unlike Bridesmaids, it can’t thrive on the interest of people who just heard it was hilarious. It’s got to be action-packed too, and draw in the people who were genuinely scared of the marshmallow man as children and want to see what the new one has on offer.

Having snagged a talented director, a killer cast, and a franchise that was genuinely capable of being rebooted, Ghostbusters has already inspired some potential copycat projects, most notably an all-female Ocean’s Eleven remake starring Sandra Bullock. On one hand, it’s just another way to keep pre-existing properties going; in a time where sequels seem to be faltering, maybe gender-swapping is the guaranteed way to keep people talking about your movie? On the other hand . . . the all-female Ghostbusters seems like a pretty great idea. An all-female Ocean’s Eleven wouldn’t be too bad either. If this is the face of un-originality in Hollywood now, we might not be so badly off after all.

Left: Stephen Dane’s illustrations of the top and side of the Ectomobile, featuring Dane’s handwritten labels identifying the car’s gadgetry. Right: Stephen Dane’s illustrations of the front and rear views of the
Ectomobile.

Left: Stephen Dane’s illustrations of the top and side of the Ectomobile, featuring Dane’s handwritten labels identifying the car’s gadgetry. Right: Stephen Dane’s illustrations of the front and rear views of the
Ectomobile.